CONNALLY, Elizabeth "Betty" (CAMPBELL) ELMWOOD LEADER-ECHO (Elmwood, NE), 16 January 1903, p.1, col. 3 Mrs. Connally, wife of John Connally of Murray, died in a hospital in Omaha Tuesday after undergoing a surgical operation. The funeral services were held at Murray yesterday and interment will take place in the Elmwood cemetery tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL (Plattsmouth, NE), 22 January 1903, p. 5, col. 5. "Mrs. Elizabeth Connally." The funeral services of Mrs. Elizabeth Connally were held at 1:30 o'clock Friday, January 16th, at the Christian church in Murray, the writer officiating, assisted by Rev. Swagger of the U.P. Church. The deceased was the wife of John Connally, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Campbell. She died January 9th, at St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha, where she underwent an operation a few days before. Her health has been poor for many months for which she has sought in vain for relief in both physicians and climate, and the operation was submitted to only as a last resort. With her death a home is broken up; a husband is bereft of a faithful wife; children lose a loving mother; aged parents are stricken with grief; brothers mourn for an only sister; while an entire community has a keen sense of public loss. The deceased was born in Cass County October 11, 1858. Her entire life has been spent in this community. She was married to John Connally November 14th, 1877, and for more than 25 years she had graced his home with her presence and filled his heart with her love. Two children were born to then - a son, Tom, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Brisben who resides in Oregon. Both were present at the last exercises. The body was interred at the Elmwood cemetery near the farm where she lived for so many years. The funeral service was largely attended, the church being crowded to its utmost capacity with sympathizing friends who came from many miles around to pay their last respects to their dead friend. The business of the entire community was suspended for the hour and all did reverent honor to the dead. The corpse was taken away upon the midnight train and a large circle of friends, anxious to pay tribute to the last moment, assembled upon the depot platform and sang softly, "Nearer My God to Thee." Mrs. Connally was a woman who was universally respected. Quiet and unassuming in outward manner, her excellent character and inherent worth were recognized and felt by all. The grave holds her now in its mystery; but that mystery shall be made plain at the coming of the Son of man when we "shall know as we are known." In this home death has left a cruel sting, and exults as a victor, but some day sorrowing ones can say, "Oh death, where is thy sting! Oh grave, where is thy victory." C. F. Swander